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Culture Generator

This generator lets you create fantasy cultures.

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The Kytheuci Culture

Common Names

Male Names

  • Qeeqek
  • Zerm
  • Muligur
  • Qarpush
  • Korobul
  • Didrac
  • Ubelum
  • Partog
  • Duutok
  • Qimlang

Female Names

  • Ango
  • Edulun
  • Exmea
  • Jarina
  • Ihmia
  • Orona
  • Qidapch
  • Yolena
  • Irema
  • Itbuza

Family Names

  • Skullsmash
  • Ragerend
  • Bunders
  • Bullaxe
  • Skullsmash
  • Fightaxe
  • Warkiller
  • Aqpland
  • Smashkiller
  • Skullaxe

Country Names

  • Amoreqa
  • Garolia
  • Ufdulion
  • Onuleka
  • Orúria
  • Uréria
  • Alíria
  • Ufbarion
  • Unaraqa
  • Froma

Town Names

  • Opalum's Folly
  • Streamglade
  • Raw Hills
  • Fieldstead
  • Peg's Repose
  • Idelun's Bulwark
  • White Rivers
  • Axe Towers
  • Shield Ridges
  • Autumnstead

Organization

In this culture, power is determined by military might. Intellectuals are most highly regarded. Neither gender is dominant. Social mobility is only possible for those who are part of a certain racial or ethnic group.

Religion

This religion is monotheistic. Their gatherings happen weekly at the shrine and feature teaching, food and drink, and food/drink. At outdoor arenas, followers come together to seek guidance and wisdom from a priestess through silent meditation.

Taboos

Giving a gift with one hand is believed to bring misfortune.

Speaking during religious practices is considered very bad luck.

Wearing shoes on a bed or table is a violation of ancestral traditions.

Greetings

Formal situations require the lesser person to kneel. If the status difference is slight, it is only kneeling on one knee. If the status difference is great, the lesser person must prostrate themselves. In informal situations, simple nodding the head is acceptable.

Meals

Eating is seen as a spiritual practice, with prayers and offerings made before and after meals.

Design

Images of important historical events are influenced by the latest fashion trends.

Music

Kytheuci music has a single rhythm with a moderate beat. It is very loud, with no harmony. It often has a simple melody with a medium pitch in a D major key. Usually, it has a dark timbre.